flow

[+water]écoulement m→ New channels are deliberately cut to alter the flow of the water

the flow of trafficle flot de véhicules→ I put my truck in gear and pulled out into the flow of traffic.

[+information]flux m→ There's a good flow of information.→ ... the opportunity to control the flow of information
[+talk]flot m→ She kept up a non-stop flow of baby talk.

[+orders, letters]flot m

(=tide)flux mto be in full flow
[activity]marcher à plein régime→ by then this summer's tournament will be in full flow
[speaker]être sur sa lancée→ while the speaker was in full flowto go with the flowsuivre le mouvement→ The best we can do is relax and go with the flow.

[+blood]circulation f→
blood flow

[+electrical current]circulation f

[+river]courant m

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[water]couler
[river]couler→ The river flows south-west to the Atlantic Ocean ...
[tears]ruisseler→ The tears flowed down his cheeks.Water was flowing from the pipe.De l'eau s'écoulait du tuyau.

(=move)
[traffic]s'écouler→ Traffic was flowing down the streets of Helsinki.
[people]affluer→ Refugees continue to flow from the troubled region

[electrical current]passer→ The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.

(=circulate)
[information]circuler→ A lot of this information flowed through other police departments.
[money]circuler→ An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs.

[robes, hair]flotter→ a long white dress which flowed over her body→ long black flowing hair→ She let her hair down so that it flowed darkly over her shoulders.

blood flowncirculation f sanguine→ a drug that improves blood flow→ ... the valve that controls the blood flow between the two chambers of the heart.blood flow to the feetl'afflux de sang aux pieds→ Exercise can improve blood flow to the feet and legs.